Hi All The issue is not just CO - a monitor is essential, but depletion of oxygen in the small volume of a boat. Some household heaters detect low oxygen levels but I have not heard of smaller stoves so equipped. Wood stoves for mobile homes have an intake air vent but again that may not be practical with a boat. An open hatch or vent remains the only, uncertain, protection. Cliff in PA On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Brian Gilbert <hammerguy@bellsouth.net>wrote:
David:
I'd never do it without a CO monitor of some sort... they are fairly inexpensive now, especially compared to the cost of a casket... MAN, those things are pricey!
I've heard that Origo's alcohol heaters work well. I've got one of their unpressurized stoves, and it's a quality unit.
Be SAFE, BG
Brian Gilbert Author, Fix It And Sail, The Complete Trailer Sailer
On Jun 8, 2009, at 6:47 PM, montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com wrote:
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:53:08 -0600 From: "David C. Patterson" <davidcpatterson@msn.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: Cabin heater on an M17? Message-ID: <BLU147-DAV10B033D5FA92AA8EEE7A2DAC470@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Having just read the latest Small Craft Advisor, where a Sam Devlin built boat near M17 size has a solid fuel heater, I am wondering if anyone has tried putting a cabin heater in their 17. I was able to sail into mid-November last year, on a reservoir near Denver. My last of several fall overnights was Nov 16. I was fine sleeping, yet could really have used some heat (that was safe) when I up and about in the cabin. The frost all over the cockpit and boat disappeared in the sun, of course. I think a cabin heater might extend my sailing season. My first sail in April was just after a big snow, too. And I think I see a place for Charley Noble. Any ideas or experiences out there, especially from those of you in the higher latitudes? Fall will come in time, I fear. David (M17 #393)
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